Seeder.



J. LANGE.-

SEEDER.

APPLICATION FILED AuG.2s. 191s.

1,298,738, Patented Apr. 1,1919.

IGI

S14/newton UNTTED STATE PATENT FFTCE.

JOHN LANGE, on CHIPPEWA FALLS, WISCONSIN.

SEEDER To all 'whomz't 'may concern.'

Be it known that I, JOHN LANGE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chippewa Falls, in the county of Chippewa and State of Visconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Seeders, of which the following is a Speciication.

This invention relates to planting machiner and more particularly to an attachment or a seeder or grain sowing machine.

The primary obj ect of the invention is to provide a box attachment for the ordinary grain seeder and adapted to receive a quantity of the seed to be lanted for the purpose of 'being intermittent y ejected from the box by suitable' mechanism mounted to be actuated at regular intervals by the spokes of the wheel of the seeder.

A further object of the invention is to provide a device of this character which consists of comparatively few parts and is simple in construction, but durable and well adapted to withstand the rough usage to which devices of this character are ordinarily subjected.

For a full description of the invention and the advantages and merits thereof, reference is to be had to the following description and accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is an elevation of the device constructed in accordance with my invention.

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same showing the cover removed.

Fig. 3 is a section taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1.

Referring to the drawings,` wherein is illustrated the preferred form of my invention, in which like numerals of reference indicate like or corresponding parts throughout the several views, the seed box 1 is of elongated formation and is adapted to contain a quantity of seeds. This box is suspended by hangers 2 from any convenient point on the binder preferably at the front of the seeder box on the binder. A hinged cover 3 is provided to close the box, which as shown in Fig. 3 is constructed to contain a quantity of seeds before it need be replenished. In the bottom of the seed box is a false bottom 4 which is spaced above the real bottom of the box and is inclined forwardly as shown.

The forward end of this bottom is provided with a plurality of longitudinally spaced slots 5 through which the seed is permitted to pass. Interposed between the bot- Specification of Letters Patent.

Application l'ed August 26, 1918. Serial No. 251,499.

tom wall and the false bottom 4 andv arranged near the front wall of the box is a dividing wall 6 which thereby forms a longitudinal space 7 beneath the false bottom and near the front of the box and into which the seeds are deposited when they pass through the slot 5. Longitudinally extended through this space is a cable S which as shown in cross section in Fig. 3, almost entirely fills the space, there being just suflicient room around the cable to permit the reception of a few seeds which pass through the slots 5. The cables, being of ordinary construction such as rope, will receive and carry the seeds whenever the cable is moved through the space. The bottom of the box is provided with outlet openings 9 which as shown to advantage in Fig. 2 of the drawings, are arranged in longitudinal alinement with the slot 5 and are somewhat spaced from it so that when the seeds are deposited on the cable through the slot 5, andthe cable is moved longitudinally, the seeds will be carried toward the openings 9 and deposited through the bottom of the box.

Mounted for longitudinal reciprocatory movement on the box is a bar 10 held by brackets 11 and provided at one end with a stop plate 12 which h as a portion overlapping the end of the box as indicated at 13. The end of the cable extends through the end wall ofthe box and is xed asat 14 to also be moved in the space 7. The oppositeA end of the bar is extended considerably beyond the end of the box and has attached thereto an arcuate arm 15 which is adapted to be engaged by the spokes of the wheel of the planter, the device being mounted in any convenient manner in order that this element 15 may be within the path of the spokes of the Wheel as the latter is rotated.

As each spoke engages the member 15, the bar 10 is thrust inwardly and the plate 12 will pull the cable through the space 7 and cause the seeds to be carried from the slot 5 to the openings 9. A coil spring 16 is fixed to one of the brackets 11 and has its opposite end passed around a hook 17 and its terminal fixed as at 18 so that the bar will be immediately brought back to normal position after being engaged by one of the spokes so that it is always reciprocating when the wheel is rotating. This causes a constant reciprocation of the cable through the space being carried from the slot to the openings 9 to be deposited throughjthe bottom .ofthe f 7 and consequentlythe seeds are continuallyv box.

The foregoing description and accom'e panying drawings have reference to whatVv might berconsidered 'to be the preferred or approved form of my inventiorn, I desire; it-

to be understood that I may make such changes in the construction,combination and arrangement offparts, materials, dimensions,l et cetera .as kmay prove expedient and fall within the-scope of the .appended claims.

.whatfl claim as-new and; desire Having t'hus fully described, my invention tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. A iseeder comprising a box, thesaid box havinga false bottom-inclined toward .the

front ofthe box, the forward edge oftheinclined bottomy being provided withl a lon-` gitudinally spaced slot *the space between thefalsebottom and. the actual bottomI ,ofvvthe said boxbeng provided with a partitlon arranged-.near theffront wall ofthe box to forma relatively` narrow space beneaththe said .falsexbottom,' the said actual bottomvv of.

the box being providedY with; openings commun-icatingawith the said space and longi-` tud-inallyspaced from/,the saidl vslot Lin the.

bemgyprovided with' a slot, the actual bottomy of they box ybeingi provided with openings longitudinally-spaced from thesaid slot, :and means i mountedmbeneath the said false bot-- tom and in. proximity to` the .said slot and the 1 said openingsto lcarry theeontents iof the ,l box Ireceived Vthrough the. slotfto the-said to one end of the-bar and passing above the said openings beneath thefalsebottom, and a coil spring. to normally urge the said-bar to normalposition against .the action of the said ymeans for-actuating the bar.

4f. A seeder comprisingkkfa box having a3 restricted space providedzin its bottom, a,y

cable passing through the said space, means toy permity a quantity ofthe contents of the ceived onthe said cab-le,and y,means to actuate the v said: cable; for carrying the material received fin thefspace to another point within thesaid. space. f

5.A'lseeder comprising- .a rbox havingla L box to pass into the said space fandebeire-y restricted space provided in-'its bottom,-` a y cablel passing through; the said space, means to permit a quantity ofatlh-e contents of the box to .pass into thesaidspaceand bereceived onthe said cablefand means vto actu-v ate. the lsaidl :cable for carryingl the material received in the space to.v another pointwithin/ the lsaidspace,thebottom-of the 1said box beingfypnovidedwith outletopenings to re-` ceive the said material after beingremov'edy by thetcable yand means to move the tcable back :to normal" yposi-tion.4

ln testimony whereof lI affix my signature in presencefof two witnesses. l i

- JOHN LANGEL' lVitnesses'zf- J G. PRUEHER, HAZEL BENSON;

Copies of r.this patent may be Aobcaineddfor ve,cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of lPatents,

Washington, D. (23? 1 

